Direct Sales Consumer Protection Act (SB 712)
March 13, 2026
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Finance Connection
| Candidate | Donor | Amount | Industry | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Yarborough | THE COMMITTEE FOR FLORIDA JUSTICE REFORM | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | WHARTON PAUL W | $1,000 | EDUCATION | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | AGENTS FOR A BETTER FLORIDA | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | PARTNERSHIP FOR AN AFFORDABLE FLORIDA | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | ABC MERIT SHOP PC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | AGRO INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | CLOSTER FARMS, INC. | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | SAFETY NET HOSPITAL ALLIANCE SERVICE CORPORATION | $1,000 | HEALTH CARE | Dec 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | AMERICAS EXPORT CORPORATION | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | FLORIDA AGENTS FOR INSURANCE REFORM | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | ARROW GROUP | $1,000 | GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | FLORIDA RECYCLERS ASSOCIATION INC. | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | FRIENDS OF COREY SIMON | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Jan 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | GRAYROBINSON, P.A., FLORIDA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | GREENBERGTRAURIG | $1,000 | LAW FIRM | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | MOBLEY JOE | $1,000 | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA AGENTS | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | FINANCIAL REFORM IN GOVERNMENT NETWORK | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | FLORIDA ASSISTED LIVING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Aug 2025 |
Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.
The Frame
The bill defines the legal boundary between legitimate direct sales businesses and illegal pyramid schemes, setting a $10,000 per-violation civil penalty and establishing criminal penalties for participants and operators.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Direct sales companies
These companies must ensure their business models and inventory repurchase policies comply with the new definitions and requirements.
Department of Legal Affairs
The department is granted new authority to investigate, issue cease and desist orders, and seek injunctions against pyramid schemes.
Independent salespersons
These individuals are provided with protections regarding the repurchase of their unsold inventory by the companies they represent.
Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a legitimate direct sales business and a pyramid scheme?
What happens if a business violates a cease and desist order?
Can I get my money back if I am a victim of a pyramid scheme?
Why It Matters
The bill defines the legal boundary between legitimate direct sales businesses and illegal pyramid schemes, setting a $10,000 per-violation civil penalty and establishing criminal penalties for participants and operators.
News Coverage
Voting Record
Favorable
Total
8
Yes
8
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Strengthening of Anti-Pyramid Enforcement
The bill shifts from general lottery-based prohibitions to specific, detailed regulatory requirements for inventory repurchase and administrative enforcement by the Department of Legal Affairs.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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